At SLR, we ran a raving review of Jennifer Niven’s first Velva Jean novel, Velva Jean Learns to Drive, so we were thrilled when we received the sequel, Velva Jean Learns to Fly. Niven didn’t disappoint. We’re pleased to select this title as our September Read of the Month, and we hope you’ll […]

September Read of the Month Click to Buy Velva Jean Learns to Fly By Jennifer Niven Reviewed by Philip K. Jason Jennifer Niven won much praise and many readers with her first novel, Velva Jean Learns to Drive. In that book, the focus is on Velva Jean’s teen years in Depression era Appalachia. […]

Click to Buy Velva Jean Learns to Drive, by Jennifer Niven Review by Philip K. Jason Jennifer Niven has fashioned a delightful and probing fiction set in the remote Appalachian communities of North Carolina. We first encounter the title character, Velva Jean Hart, in 1933. She is a ten year old whose mind is […]